Wednesday, April 30, 2008

60th Anniversary

Grandpa and Grandma are in the Banner in the month of May. We look forward to celebrating their 60th anniversary with them in June.

Here is a summary of the article:
Raymond and Ida will celebrate 60 years of marriage on June 2, 2008. Congratulations and love from your family: Bob and Sharon, Ray and Beth, John (deceased) and Lynne, Dave and Kathy, 12 grandchildren, 6 grandchildren-in-law and 5 great-grandchildren.

Ultrasound Results

We received the ultrasound results this afternoon. The nurse said that the baby's kidneys are within the normal limits!! We are super excited and feel so blessed. We continue to pray that the baby will continue to grow and develop.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Ultrasound #3

Today we had our third and hopefully FINAL ultrasound for the baby's kidney. The last ultrasound showed that the left kidney went down but the doctor is very "conservative". It's extremely frustrating for me though because now I have to wait 3-4 days to hear if everything is all right still and the technicians won't give me any clue of how it looks.

The baby did not come out very clear on the picture, but I think that is because he/she is getting way too crowded in there and can't take as cute of pictures any more.

The technician almost told me in the beginning what we were having and then asked at the last second if I already knew. It was a really good thing that she didn't tell me :) She said that the baby's legs were wide open for her to see when she first put the transponder on. The heartbeat was good too--141 beats per minute. Other than that it was very active--but again it was hard to see stuff any more because it is getting too big.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Hiking at Rock Creek Trail







Tim and I celebrated the beautiful weather on Saturday by going to the Rock Creek Trail which is part of the Kankakee State Park. We had a very nice walk and were able to see enjoy the nice warm weather.

Scrapbooking

Tim and I are creating a scrapbook album for the baby. He is so creative and makes the album look so awesome. We can't wait for the baby to see it when he or she is older. Here are some pictures from the start of the scrapbook:



Prayer Request Updates

Aunt Marlene is home from the hospital and is doing super well. We are so thankful to God for answered prayers on her behalf.

We are also thankful to God that we received word from the doctor's office that the baby's ultrasound came back better the second time and it does not appear to need any further tests.

Here is a picture at 28 weeks:


Celebrating Cindy's Birthday



Last Saturday, Matt and Cindy came over for Game Night. We went out for dinner at Baker's Square and then came back to our house to play Clue. We had a great time together. Then we had cake to celebrate Cindy's birthday.